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Backstage Pass: Nixon High Tide Hold ‘Em On Tavarua

Everyone at TransWorld SURF is still mad at me for spending a nice chunk of our annual budget on a super-trip to Tavarua. All I can say is somebody had to do it! Anyway, you probably saw me looking fat on FUEL TV while reporting from the Nixon High Tide Hold ‘Em on Tavarua. You also may have seen my amazing performance on the most heated episode of Surf Nerd ever. All I can say is that this was the trip of a lifetime, and here is more proof that it was awesome.—Chris Cote

The overall 2010 Nixon High Tide Hold 'Em champion, Ian Walsh, busts a backside punter at Cloudbreak just before the famed reef pass was opened up to the masses. Photo: Bielmann/SPL

Ebony (Sal Masakela) and Ivory (Chris Cote) share a special moment on one of the most romantic islands in the world...

A long time Nixon team rider, Dan Malloy was on fire before cutting the shit out of his foot and getting sidelined for the rest of the trip. Photo: Bielmann/SPL